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American college football season
The 2002 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami during the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season . It was the Hurricanes' 77th season of football and 12th as a member of the Big East Conference . The Hurricanes were led by second-year head coach Larry Coker and played their home games at the Orange Bowl . They finished the season 12–1 overall and 7–0 in the Big East to finish as conference champion. They were invited to the Fiesta Bowl , which served as the BCS National Championship Game, and lost to The Ohio State Buckeyes , 31-24, in double overtime, ending the 34-game winning streak they had brought into the game.
Pre-season
Miami had just come off a national championship season. Many of the starters left for the NFL, but a few key players, including quarterback Ken Dorsey , wide receiver Andre Johnson , and linebackers Jonathan Vilma and D. J. Williams returned. Despite the loss of numerous starters, Miami was still ranked 1st in the preseason coaches poll.[ 1]
Pre-season awards
JaVon Burse- Blietnikoff Award Watch List
Ken Dorsey- Davey O'Brien Award Watch List, Walter Camp Player of the Year Award candidate
Brett Romberg- Rimington Trophy Watch List, Outland Trophy Watch List
Sherko Haji-Rasouli (OG)- Outland Trophy Watch List
William Joseph (DT)- Outland Trophy Watch List
Matt Walters (DT)- Outland Trophy Watch List
Todd Sievers- Groza Award Preseason Watch List
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 31 7:00 PM Florida A&M * No. 1 PPV W 63–1768,548
September 7 5:15 PM at No. 6 Florida * No. 1 CBS W 41–16 85,777
September 14 12:00 PM at Temple No. 1 ESPN+ W 44–2133,169
September 21 7:45 PM Boston College No. 1 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL ESPN W 38–673,622
October 5 7:00 PM Connecticut * No. 1 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL PPV W 48–1452,131
October 12 12:00 PM No. 9 Florida State * No. 1 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry ) ABC W 28–2781,927
October 26 12:00 PM at West Virginia No. 1 ESPN2 W 40–2356,817
November 2 12:00 PM at Rutgers No. 1 ESPN+ W 42–1727,222
November 9 3:30 PM at Tennessee * No. 2 CBS W 26–3107,745
7:30 PM No. 17 Pittsburgh No. 1 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL ESPN W 28–2164,897
November 30 1:00 PM at Syracuse No. 1 ABC W 49–745,679
December 7 1:00 PM No. 18 Virginia Tech No. 1 Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (rivalry ) ABC W 56–4576,108
8:00 PM vs. No. 2 Ohio State * No. 1 ABC L 24–31 2OT 77,502
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Roster
2002 Miami Hurricanes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
Depth chart
Bold indicates starters at that position. Bold italics indicates a returning starter.[ 2]
Offense
QB- Ken Dorsey , Derrick Crudup, Eric Moore
FB- Kyle Cobia , Quadtrine Hill
RB- Willis McGahee , Jarrett Payton , Frank Gore
WR- Andre Johnson , Roscoe Parrish Jason Geathers
WR- Kevin Beard , Ethenic Sands
TE- Kellen Winslow II , David Williams
LT- Carlos Joseph , Tony Tella
LG- Sherko Haji-Rasouli , Joe McGrath
C- Brett Romberg . Joel Rodriguez
RG- Ed Wilkins , Chris Myers
RT- Vernon Carey , Rashad Butler
Defense
DE- Andrew Williams , Jamaal Green
DT- Matt Walters , Santonio Thomas
DT- William Joseph , Vince Wilfork
DE- Jerome McDougle , Cornelius Green
WLB- D.J. Williams , Jerrel Weaver
MLB- Jonathan Vilma , Leon Williams
SLB- Howard Clark , Rocky McIntosh
CB- Antrel Rolle , Jean Leone
CB- Kelly Jennings , Al Marshall
SS- Maurice Sikes , Marcus Maxey
FS- Sean Taylor , James Scott
Special teams
Season recap
Florida A&M
at Florida
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
25–24
2001
W 37–20
at Temple
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
10–1
2001
W , 38–0
Boston College
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
20–3
2001
W , 18–7
Connecticut
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
Florida State
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
25–20
2001
W , 49–27
at West Virginia
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
14–3
2001
W , 45–3
at Rutgers
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
9–0
2001
W , 61–0
at Tennessee
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0–1
1986
L , 7–35
Pittsburgh
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
19–9–1
2001
W , 43–21
at Syracuse
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
13–7
2001
W , 59–0
Virginia Tech
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
14–5
2001
W , 26–24
vs. Ohio State (Fiesta Bowl)
Ohio State vs. Miami (FL)
1
2 3 4 OT Total
• No. 2 Buckeyes
0
14 3 0 14
31
No. 1 Hurricanes
7
0 7 3 7
24
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–1
1999
W , 23–12
Statistics
QB Ken Dorsey : 222/393 (56.5%) for 3,369 yards (8.57) with 28 TD vs. 12 INT (3.05%).
RB Willis McGahee : 282 carries for 1,753 yards (6.22) and 28 TD. 27 catches for 355 yards and 0 TD.
WR Andre Johnson : 52 catches for 1,092 yards (21.00) and 9 TD.
TE Kellen Winslow Jr. : 57 catches for 726 yards (12.74) and 8 TD.
K Todd Sievers : 12/20 (60.0%) on FG with 63 XPM. Long FG of 53 yards.
Awards
Brett Romberg - Rimmington Trophy [ 3]
References
External links
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National championships in bold